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The Forsyth County Association of Educators held a town hall Monday night urging legislators to pass a mini-budget to support the schools. Only two members of the local delegation attended.

Two North Carolina constitutional amendments approved by voters — including a photo voter identification mandate — are enforceable, a trial court panel ruled three years after appeals judges declared they could be nullified because state lawmakers who helped put them on 2018 ballots came from districts tainted by illegal racial bias.

The reductions would affect exceptional children’s teachers, non-instructional support staff, assistant principals and central office positions. The district is also considering eliminating dental insurance for employees.

In a letter to legislators published Thursday afternoon, Board of Education Chair Deanna Kaplan says the district would "need to take draconian measures to further reduce expenses," without financial assistance from the state.

North Carolina legislators have approved a stopgap spending measure to boost government spending while a broader budget impasse in the ninth-largest state continues. The plan finalized Wednesday helps the state prepare for fall classes, cover additional Medicaid expenses, and continue construction projects.

Board of Education Chair Deanna Kaplan says the move comes after having several discussions about the district’s finances with the local delegation over the last few months.

Rep. Nasif Majeed, a Mecklenburg County Democrat, cast the deciding vote to override Stein's veto. The bill originally started as an effort to help people get pornographic material removed, but the Senate added a number of policies regulating trans people.

North Carolina Republican lawmakers on Tuesday overrode several vetoes by Democratic Gov. Josh Stein, getting just enough votes from Stein’s own party to enact some laws while falling short on others.

North Carolina's Democratic Gov. Josh Stein decided Wednesday against appealing a trial court ruling that did not go in his favor last month, securing a small victory for Republican lawmakers whom the governor was challenging.

Democratic Gov. Josh Stein cleared his desk Wednesday of the deluge of bills passed to him from the North Carolina General Assembly last month, three of which he vetoed.